2026 · ME141 · Basic Allowance for Housing

Coastal Maine, ME BAH, 2026

An E-5 stationed here gets $2,193 a month with dependents and $1,770 without. BAH is tax-free and paid on top of basic pay.

Monthly rates effective January 1, 2026. O-8 and above get the O-7 rate. Source: DTMO BAH rate files (ME141).
Grade	With dependents	Without	vs 2025 (with)
E-1	$2,052	$1,539	+$69
E-2	$2,052	$1,539	+$69
E-3	$2,052	$1,539	+$69
E-4	$2,052	$1,539	+$69
E-5	$2,193	$1,770	+$45
E-6	$2,697	$2,022	+$78
E-7	$2,760	$2,070	+$99
E-8	$2,826	$2,298	+$126
E-9	$2,919	$2,445	+$156
W-1	$2,718	$2,040	+$78
W-2	$2,787	$2,295	+$111
W-3	$2,871	$2,463	+$138
W-4	$2,937	$2,709	+$159
W-5	$3,027	$2,775	+$189
O-1E	$2,769	$2,190	+$105
O-2E	$2,856	$2,412	+$135
O-3E	$2,952	$2,691	+$168
O-1	$2,259	$1,908	+$48
O-2	$2,694	$2,148	+$78
O-3	$2,868	$2,514	+$138
O-4	$3,051	$2,757	+$195
O-5	$3,183	$2,790	+$240
O-6	$3,207	$2,850	+$240
O-7	$3,228	$2,898	+$237

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01 · Total monthly pay here

2026 rates, with dependents, at a typical point in a career. BAH and BAS are tax-free. Special pays (flight, sea, hazardous duty) aren't included. Change rank, years or dependents in the calculator.
Rank	Years	Basic pay	BAH	BAS	Total a month
E-1	under 2	$2,407.20	$2,052	$476.95	$4,936.15
E-3	over 2	$3,015.00	$2,052	$476.95	$5,543.95
E-4	over 3	$3,482.40	$2,052	$476.95	$6,011.35
E-5	over 6	$4,110.00	$2,193	$476.95	$6,779.95
E-6	over 10	$4,759.50	$2,697	$476.95	$7,933.45
E-7	over 14	$5,835.00	$2,760	$476.95	$9,071.95
E-8	over 18	$6,811.20	$2,826	$476.95	$10,114.15
E-9	over 22	$8,423.10	$2,919	$476.95	$11,819.05
W-2	over 10	$6,282.60	$2,787	$328.48	$9,398.08
O-1	under 2	$4,150.20	$2,259	$328.48	$6,737.68
O-2	over 2	$5,446.20	$2,694	$328.48	$8,468.68
O-3	over 6	$7,737.00	$2,868	$328.48	$10,933.48
O-4	over 12	$9,888.30	$3,051	$328.48	$13,267.78
O-5	over 18	$11,713.80	$3,183	$328.48	$15,225.28
O-6	over 24	$14,479.20	$3,207	$328.48	$18,014.68

02 · Where this rate applies

Counties

Hancock County, ME
Knox County, ME
Lincoln County, ME
Waldo County, ME
Washington County, ME

ZIP codes (144)

04341 04342 04348 04353 04354 04408 04413 04416 04420 04421 04424 04429 04431 04438 04454 04472 04476 04490 04491 04492 04496 04535 04537 04538 04539 04541 04543 04544 04547 04549 04551 04553 04554 04555 04556 04558 04563 04564 04568 04570 04571 04572 04573 04574 04575 04576 04578 04605 04606 04607 04609 04611 04612 04613 04614 04616 04617 04619 04622 04623 04624 04625 04626 04627 04628 04629 04630 04631 04634 04635 04637 04640 04642 04643 04644 04645 04646 04648 04649 04650 04652 04653 04654 04655 04657 04658 04660 04662 04664 04666 04667 04668 04669 04671 04672 04673 04674 04675 04676 04677 04679 04680 04681 04683 04684 04685 04686 04691 04693 04694 04841 04843 04847 04848 04849 04850 04851 04852 04853 04854 04855 04856 04858 04859 04860 04861 04862 04863 04864 04865 04915 04921 04922 04941 04949 04951 04952 04972 04973 04974 04981 04986 04987 04988

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